Pro wrestling coming to Iqaluit Saturday
Franco-Centre, North Shore Pro Wrestling promise a ‘memorable’ show featuring 14 wrestlers
A ring is set up in the ballroom at the Aqsarniit hotel in Iqaluit for a pro wrestling card scheduled for Saturday night. (Photo by Jeff Pelletier)
The ring is set up and ready for action Saturday night at an event rarely seen in Iqaluit: professional wrestling.
Doors open at 8 p.m. at the Aqsarniit hotel for what organizers say will be a “memorable” night of pro wrestling, and the show begins at 9 p.m. The event is a collaboration between the Franco-Centre and North Shore Pro Wrestling.
The card will feature 14 wrestlers and a crowd of more than 200 is expected, the Franco-Centre said in a news release.
Popularized by organizations such as World Wrestling Entertainment and All Elite Wrestling, the sport is generally considered to be a form of athletic theatre featuring stunts and storylines.
“Get ready for an adrenaline-filled event that will leave you on the edge of your seat,” the Franco-Centre said in a Facebook post, promising “jaw-dropping moves, fierce rivalries, and electrifying energy.”
The event will be in English and French. Tickets can be purchased at a link on the Franco-Centre’s Facebook page.
Pro wrestling is not new to Iqaluit. Pro wrestling cards have been held in Iqaluit on 4 separate occasions in the past. I organized the last three of those occasions. On each occasion a full program of matches (at least five) was held on Friday night and Saturday night. Wrestling stars we brought north included Speedball Mike Bailey, Brent Banks, Sebastian Suave, Big Brian Youngblood, Lance Storm, Matt Morgan, Christian Cage, Stu Grayson, Evil Uno, Tyson Dux, Bobby Rood, Vanessa Craven, and many more. We had a real championship belt. The last holder of it (undefeated) is Hacker Scotty O’Shea. I hope everyone has fun.
Sweet Daddy Seeki, Whipper Billy Watson wrestled in Goose Bay Air Base went to the matches when I was knee high to a grasshopper. And those short wrestlers too, I am not sure of the common name for them circa 2024 but they were perhaps 4 feet tall. Pro wrestlers!